Behind the Music is a British documentary television series that premiered on VH1 on August 17, 1997. It ended on July 16, 2014. It was created by Gay Rosenthal. It stars Jim Forbes, Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne and Aimee Osbourne.
An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.
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An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.
Girl, you know it's true…but unfortunately it wasn't, for the 80's dance duo whose Grammy-winning triumph turned sour when their producer revealed that his hunky proteges were shaking their booty to someone else's song. The ensuing humiliation led to the suicide of Rob Pilatus, whose anguish is palpable in these final interviews. Milli Vanilli, Rob Pilatus and Fabrizio Morvan won the hearts of millions, but when their deception was revealed after their win of a Best New Artist Grammy, the public’s shock and disappointment gave way to contempt. The two lip-synching hunks became the butt of jokes and were ostracized by the music industry.
August 17, 1997
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MC Hammer
The dawn of the 1990's was unquestionably Hammer time. A scrappy striver from Oakland CA. named Stanley Burrell took hip-hop to P.T. Barnum scales: baggy trousers over rubbery legs, sizable samples of past hits, commercial endorsements galore. But the MC Hammer show was also "fun for the family," which, as Hammer pal Arsenio Hall notes, hardcore hip-hop heads despised. By the middle of the decade, Hammer's commercial viability - not to mention his huge fortune - had somehow vanished. Still "too legit to quit," MC Hammer then downsized, pledging to bring his positively charged hip-hop back to the top. BTM brings you the particulars of each Hammer epoch.
August 24, 1997
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Boy George
In 1984, George O'Dowd accepted a Grammy Award for Culture Club by quipping that America "knows a good drag queen" when it sees one. And Boy George was not just a good drag queen, but a drag queen with a tremendously soulful voice, fronting one of the '80s' best pop bands. And yet, there was trouble from the start. If George's affair with Culture Club drummer Jon Moss lent emotional authenticity to the band's hits, it also jeopardized the band's ability to work together, as each Clubber attests to Behind the Music. Once Moss rejected George once and for all, the singer rapidly descended into an abyss of heroin addiction. At a 1986 anti-apartheid benefit, George was so out of it that fellow pop stars recoiled from him. After his brother publically spoke of George's problems, the singer finally took the steps to recover. Healthy and happy these days, George only regrets now that Moss has yet to acknowledge the extent of their relationship.
August 31, 1997
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Madonna
August 16, 1998
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1968
August 30, 1998
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Steppenwolf
September 6, 1998
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Melissa Etheridge
August 1, 1999
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Woodstock
August 8, 1999
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Bay City Rollers
August 15, 1999
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Peter Frampton
August 6, 2000
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Styx
August 13, 2000
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1977
August 20, 2000
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Pat Benatar
August 5, 2001
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REO Speedwagon
August 12, 2001
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Twisted Sister
August 19, 2001
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Aerosmith
September 1, 2002
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Cyndi Lauper
September 8, 2002
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Hootie & the Blowfish
September 22, 2002
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Britney Spears
November 9, 2003
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Spice Girls
November 23, 2003
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TLC: The Final Chapter
March 13, 2004
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George Michael
August 22, 2004
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L.L. Cool J
October 10, 2004
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New Edition
April 28, 2005
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Kid Rock
March 2, 2006
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Ratt
May 11, 2006
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Pantera
May 11, 2006
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New Kids on the Block: A Behind the Music Special Event